Celestosaminide antibiotic derivatives

ABSTRACT

Microbiological processes for preparing new celestosaminide antibiotics by using the microorganism Streptomyces caelestis, NRRL 2418, and disclosed mutants Streptomyces caelestis mutant 22227a, NRRL 5320, and Streptomyces caelestis mutant 22218a, NRRL 5481.

United States Patent ['19] Argoudelis et al.

[ Sept. 23, 1975 CELESTOSAMINIDE ANTIBIOTIC DERIVATIVES [75] Inventors: Alexander D. Argoudelis, Portage; John H. Coats; LeRoy E. Johnson, both of. Kalamazoo, all of Mich.

[73] Assignee: The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo,

Mich.

221 Filed: on. 25, 1973 21 Appl. No.: 409,402

Related U.S. Application Data [63] Continuation-in-part'of Ser. No. 370,351, June 15,

1973, abandoned.

52 U.S. Cl 260/210 R; 195/80; 424/181 [51] Int. Cl. C07H 15/16 [58] Field of Search 260/210 R [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,928,844 3/1960 DeBoer et a1 260/210 R 3,544,552 12/1970 Argoudelis et a1 260/210 R 3,812,096 5/1974 Argoudelis et a1 260/210 R Primary Examiner Johnnie R. Brown Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Roman Saliwanchik [57] ABSTRACT 16 Claims, No Drawings CELESTOSAMINIDE ANTIBIOTIC DERIVATIVES CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of pending application Ser. No. 370,351, filed On June 15, 1973,

now abandoned.

BACKGROUND or THE INVENTlON Celesticetin is an antibacterially active compound which is disclosed in US. Pat. No. 2,928,844, It can be represented by the following structural formula:

l a 8 N CH;

7 v CH3OCH H 6 C-N----CH Celesticetin can be hydrolyzed according to the process disclosed in US. Pat. No. 2,851,463 to produce 7 the compound desalicetin which can be represented by the following structural formula:

, BRIEF SUMMARY OF THEINVENTION The processes of the Subject invention comprise the addition of various carboxylic acids to l a Streptomyces caelestis,'NRRL 2418 fermentation to prepare new antibiotics of Formula III which can be called desalicetin B-acylates:

CH OCH H l 1---N CH Ill i a B H 2. 21 Streptqmyces caelestis mutant 2222721, NRRL 5320 fermentation to prepare ,new antibioticsof Formula IV:

and, (3) a Streptamyces caelestis mutant 222l8a, NRRL 5481 fermentation to prepare new antibiotics of Formulae V and VI:

wherein R in Formulae III, IV, V, and V1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl or alkylene of up to 12 carbon atoms; substituted alkyl or alkylene wherein the alkyl or alkylene is of up to 12 carbon atoms and the substitution group is selected from the group consisting of -Ol-I, OR (wherein R is alkyl of not more than 8 carbon atoms throughout this disclosure), -NH NHR, NO SO H, SO NH COOH, Cl, Br, 1, F, SH, and SR; and

wherein X and Y are selected from the group consisting of H, R, OH, OCH;,, OR; NH NHR', NO,

N CHO, CN, COOH, CH OH, SO H, SO NH Cl, Br, 1, F, SH, and SR, with the understanding that X and Y can be the same or different.

The carboxylic acids which can be employed in the process are saturated and unsaturated, substituted and unsubstituted aliphatic acids of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, inclusive; substitutions of the aliphatic acids can be OH, OR (R' alkyl of not more than 8 carbon atoms), NH -NHR, NO SO H, COOH, Cl, F, Br, 1, SI-I, SR, and monosubstituted and disubstituted aromatic acids of the general formula COOH wherein X and Y are selected from the group consisting of R, OH, OCI-I OR, NH Nl-IR', NO, N0 CN, COOH, CH OH, -SO H, SO NI-I Cl, F, Br, 1, -SH, and SR'.

The above carboxylic acids can be added to fermentations using the microorganisms disclosed herein. These acids can be added to the fermentation at the beginning of the fermentation cycle and by increments during the fermentation cycle. Preferably, the acids are added to the fermentation after a suitable amount of growth of the microorganism has been obtained. An effective level of carboxylic acid, as disclosed above, can vary from about 0.5 gms. to about 5 gms. per liter of fermentation medium.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The antibiotics of the subject invention are prepared by adding various carboxylic acids, as disclosed herein, to a fermentation medium such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,928,844. The acids can be added to the fermentation conveniently at any time after inoculation or at intervals during the course of the fermentation. In any event, it is desirable to add the carboxylic acids to the fermentation beer as soon as a significant amount of microorganism growth has been established.

The processes of the subject invention can be conducted with variants and/or mutants of the microorganism Streptomyces Caelestis which has been given the repository designation NRRL 2418. The only requisite is that the variant and/or mutant is capable of producing a celesticetin antibiotic.

Mutants of Streptomyces caelestis which exemplify the subject invention are Streptomyces caelestis mutant 22227a, NRRL 5320, and Streptomyces caelestis mutant 22218a, NRRL 5481.

Streptomyces caelestis, NRRL 2418, is available upon request from the Northern Regional Research Laboratories, Agricultural Research Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Ill. USA.

The taxonomic characterization of NRRL 2418 in U.S. Pat. No. 2,928,844 is incorporated herein by reference to said patent.

The taxonomy of Slreptomyces caelestis mutant 22227a, is disclosed in Belgium Pat. No. 793,630 and is incorporated herein by reference to said patent. The taxonomy of- Streptomyces caelestis mutant 222l8a,

NRRL 5481, is disclosed in pending application Ser. No. 261,724, filed on June 12, 1972, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,812,096, and is incorporated herein by reference to said application. These microorganisms are available upon request from the Northern Regional Research Laboratories, Agricultural Research Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Ill., U.S.A.

The effective amount of the carboxylic acid which can be added to the above Streptomyces caelestis fermentations to produce the desired new antibiotics can be varied from about 0.5 gms. to about 5 gms. per liter of fermentation medium.

The antibiotics are produced in an aqueous nutrient medium under submerged aerobic conditions. It is to be understood also that for the preparation of limited amounts, surface cultures and bottles can be employed. The organism is grown in a nutrient medium containing a carbon source, for example an assimilable carbohydrate, and a nitrogen source, for example an assimilable nitrogen compound or proteinaceous material. Preferred carbon sources include glucose, brown sugar, sucrose, glycerol, starch, cornstarch, lactose, dextrin, molasses, and the like. Preferred nitrogen sources include corn steep liquor, yeast, autolyzed brewers yeast with milk solids, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, cornmeal, milk solids, pancreatic digest of casein, distillers solids, animal peptone liquors, fishmeal, meat and bone scraps, and the like. Combinations of these carbon and nitrogen sources can be used advantageously. Trace metals, for example zinc, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, iron, and the like, usually need not be added to the fermentation media since tap water and unpurified ingredients are used as media components.

The processes of the subject invention can be effected, advantageously, at a temperature of about 18 C. to 40 C., and preferably at about 28 C. to 30 C. Ordinarily, optimum production of the desired antibiotic is obtained in about two to ten days fermentation time. The medium normally remains basic during the fermentation. The final pH is dependent, inpart, on the buffers present, if any, and in part on the initial pH of the culture medium.

When growth is carried out in large vessels and tanks, it is preferable to use the vegetative form, rather than the spore form, of the microorganism for inoculation to avoid a pronounced lag in the production of the antibiotic and the attendant inefficient utilization of the equipment. Accordingly, it is desirable to produce a vegetative inoculum in a nutrient broth culture by inoculating this broth culture with an aliquot from a soil or a slant culture. When a young, active vegetative inoculum has thus been secured, it is transferred aseptically to large vessels or tanks. The medium in which the vegetative inoculum is produced can be the same as, or different from, that utilized for the production of the antibiotic, as long as it is such that a good growth of the microorganism is obtained.

The antibiotics produced by the invention processes can be recovered from the fermentation beer by a variety of recovery techniques, for example, filtration, absorption on a resin which comprises a non-ionic macroporous copolymer of styrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene, and counter double current distribution with a suitable solvent system, for example l-butanol and water. The desired antibiotics can be separated from concurrently produced celesticetin by the use of silica gel chromatography.

In a preferred recovery process, the new antibiotic is recovered from the culture medium by separation of the mycelia and undissolved solids by conventional means, such as by filtration and centrifugation. The desired antibiotic, along with any celesticetin antibiotic, i.e. celesticetin, or 7-O-demethylcelesticetin or N-demethylcelesticetin, or N-demethyl-7-O-demethylcelesticetin which is produced, is then recovered from the filtered or centrifuged broth by passing said broth over a resin which comprises a non-ionic macroporous copolymer of styrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene. Resins of this type are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,5 l5,717. Exemplary of this type of resin is Amberlite XAD-2. The new antibiotic and celesticetin antibiotic are eluted from the resin with a suitable solvent, for example methanol-water (95:5 v/v). Bioactive eluate fractions are determined by a standard microbiological disc plate assay using the microorganism Strepzomyces lutea. Biologically active fractions are combined, and concentrated to dryness. Further recovery of the new antibiotic proceeds by subjecting this dry concentrate, containing thedesired antibiotic and some celesticetin antibiotic, to counter double current distribution employing a suitable solvent system, for example, one consisting of an equal volume of l-butanol and water. Fractions are collected and tested for bioactivity against S. lutea, as described above. Further, thin layer chromatography (tlc) using silica gel G and a solvent mixture consisting of chloroform-methanol (6:1 v/v) is conducted on selected fractions to identify the presence of the desired antibiotic and celesticetin antibiotic.

In a preferred separation process, celesticetin antibiotic is separated from the desired antibiotic by the use of silica gel chromatography employing a suitable solvent system, for example, one consisting of chloroformmethanol (6:1 v/v). Fractions are collected from the column and analyzed for bioactivity against S. lutea, as described above. Fractions which contain the desired antibiotic and no celesticetin antibiotic are concentrated to dryness. The resulting residue is dissolved in a suitable solvent, for example an equal amount of methanol and chloroform, and this solution is then mixed with ether. Methanolic HCl (1 N) is then added to the solution to precipitate the desired antibiotic as the hydrochloride. This precipitate is isolated by filtration and dried.

The new antibiotics produced by the processes of the subject invention exist either in the non-protonated (free base) form or the protonated (salt) form depending on the pH of the environment. They form stable protonates (acid addition salts) by neutralization of the free base with an acid or by metathesis between the protonated form of the antibiotic and the anion of an acid. Suitable acids for this purpose include hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, succinic, citric, lactic, maleic, fumaric, pamoic, cholic, palmitic, mucic, camphoric, glutaric, glycolic, phthalic, tartaric, lauric, steavarious bacteria, for example, Staphylococcus aureus and-Strept0coccus faecalis and can be used to disinfect washed and stacked food utensils contaminated with these bacteria; they can also be used as disinfectants on various dental andmedical equipment contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Further, since these antibiotics are active against Streptococcus hemolyticus, they can be used to disinfect instruments, utensils or surfaces where the inactivation of this organism is desirable.

The following examples are illustrative of the processes of the present invention, but are not to be construed as limiting. All precentages are by weight and all solvent mixture proportions are by volume unless otherwise noted.

EXAMPLE 1 Desalicetin B(4aminosalicylate)-Formula lll Part A. FERMENTATION A soil stock of Srrcpromyc'es caelestis, NRRL 24l 8. is used to inoculate a series of 500 ml. Erlenmeyer flasks each containing 100 ml. of sterile seed medium consisting of the following ingredients:

Glucose monohydrate l0 gms./liter Bacto peptone (Difco) ll) gnis./liter Bacto yeast extract (Difco) 2.5 gmsjliter Deionized water, pH is unadjusted Balance Three drops of lard oil is added per flask for dcfoaming purposes.

Glucose monohydrate 4S gms/liter Buffalo starch* 4U gmsjliter Black strap molasses 2U gmsJliter Calcium carbonate 8 gms/litcr Potassium sulfate 2 gmsx/liter Peptonc (Wilsons s.p.j

granular" 2S gmsJliter Tap water q.s. Balance '(orn Industrial Di\ision of (orn Products Company lnlemalional. bugle-nod. New Jersey Wilson Protein l'echnology Division of Wilson Pharmaceutical and ('hemical ('orp.. Chicago. Illinois The pH of the fermentation medium is adjusted to 7.2 with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide before sterilization.

The inoculated fermentation flasks, described above. are incubated for 24 hours at a temperature of 28 C.

on a Gump rotary shaker operating at 250 rpm. After ric, salicylic, 3phenylsalicylic, 5-phenylsalicylic, 3-

methylglutaric, orthosulfobenzoic, cyclohexanesulfamic, cyclopentanepropionic, 1,2- cyclohexanedicarboxylic, 4-cyclohexenecarboxylic, octadecenylsuccinic, octenylsuccinic, methanesulfo n ic, benzenes'ulfonic, helianthic, Reineckes, azoben- 24 hours, 4-aminosalicylic acid is added to each flask at a level of 2 gms./liter of fermentation medium. The flasks are then reincubated on the rotary shaker.

Part B. RECOVERY Fermentation beer (approximately l() liters), obtained as described above, is harvested at 72 hours and filtered using diatomaceous earth as a filter aid. The filter cake is washed with 2 liters of water. The wash is combined with the clear filtrate and this solution is passed over a column containing ml. of Amberlite XAD-2 at a flow rate of 40 ml. per minute. The spent beer iscollected as one fraction (spent). The column is then washed with 2 liters of water (wash) and eluted with methanol-water (95:5 v/v). Fractions of ml. are

collected. Selected fractions are tested for bioactivity.

using sensitive S. [urea (ATCC 9341) as the assay organism, Results follow:

Zone (mm) Clear beer-wash 32 Spent 12 Wash 0 Fraction No. (95% MeOH) IO 0 l2 traces 14 31 16 41 18 41 20 42 22 40 24 39 26 40 28 39 30 38 35 40 32 29 36 22 I9 lo 14.5 I4 I3 10 l l I0 I00 9 I05 I0 I l0 l0 1 15 traces I20 traces II'RICCS Fractions 13-50 are combined and concentrated to dryness to give Preparation A (l0.2 gms.). Fractions 51-150 are also combined and concentrated to dryness to give Preparation B (1.5 gms.) Tlc analyses of both preparations show identical antibiotic composition in that both contain celesticetin and desalicetin B-(4- aminosalicylate). The two preparations are combined to give Preparation C (11.7 gms.).

Part C. COUNTER DOUBLE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION Preparation C (11.7 gms.), obtained as described above, is dissolved in 100 ml. of the lower phase of a solvent system consisting of equal volumes of I-butanol and water. The pH of the solution is adjusted to 3.5 using 2 N aqueous hydrochloric acid. The solution is then added to tubes 29 and 30 located in the area where the lower phase enters the 100 tube, all glass counter current distribution machine. The following distributions are run:

a. 20. without collecting fractions b. 58. collecting upper phase only c. 100, collecting both phases Fractions of 20 ml. are collected. Fractions are tested for bioactivity against sensitive S. Iutea. Results follow:

I Lowcr Collector Fraction No. Zone (mm) Lower Collector Fraction Nov Zone (mm) 5 r 0 60 37 10 0 (15. 37 15 10 70 36 20 14 75 36 25 18 so 34 30 20 x5 35 35 20 90 35 40 21 95 35 45 23 100 37 50 31 Lower Collector Fraction No. Zone (mm) Lower Collector Fraction No. Zone (mm) 50 35 5 27 45 36 I0 26 40 37 I5 25 35 37 20 23 30 37 25 21 25 36 30, 20 20 34 35 l8 I5 32 40 l7 I0 31 45 I3 5 31 50 0 0 30 Upper Collector Upper Collector Fraction No. Zone (mm) Fraction No. Zone (mm) 50 0 60 17.5 45 0 55 17.5 40 0 50 ll 35 45 20 30 0 40 2I 25 0 35 20 20 0 30 2| l5 0 25 20 10v traces 20 21 5 12 15 22 100 l l 10 23 95 13 5 22 90 12 0 0 85 I3 I'll) I5 75 I6 Tlc analysis shows that Preparation D contains small amounts of activity. and, therefore, is discarded. Preparation E contains both celesticetin and desalicctin B(4- ami nosalicylate). Tlc analysis shows that Preparations F, G, and H do not contain desalicetin [3-(4- aminosalicylate).

Part D. SEPARATION OF CELESTICETIN AND DESALICETIN B-(4-AMINOSALICYLATE) BY SILICA GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY A suitable column is prepared from 500 gms. of silica gel (Merck-Darmstadt, 7734) packed in the solvent system consisting of chloroform-methanol (6:1 v/v The starting material. Preparation E 1,5 gms.), ob;

tained as described above, is dissolved in 50 ml. of the solvent system, the solution ismixed with 30 gms. ofsil ica gel, and themiXture is-'c'oncentratedto dryness in. 6

vacuo. The resulting powder is then added on the top of the column and the column is eluted with the above Fraction No. Zone (mm) 1 1 7 -Continued Fraction'Nol "Zone-(min) 9110 1 7 990 1 7 1000 1 6 1010 16 1020 1 7 1030 1 6 10,40 16 .1050 16 1060 16 1070 15 1080 15 1090 15 1 15 1 1 10 15 1 15 1 14 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 20 1 21 1200 21 1210 21 1220 20 1230 20 1240 20 1250 19 1260 19 1270 19 l280 20 1290 18.5 1300 18.5 1310 18.5 1320 I8 1330 17 1340 18 1350 17 1360 16 1370 17 1380 17 I390 I6 1400 18 1410 18.5 1420 18.5 1430 17.5 1440 17 1450 16 1460 17 1470 18 1480 17 1490 17.5 1500 17 15 10 16 1520 16 1530 16.5 1540 14 1550 12.5 1560 12 1570 1 1.5 1580 1 1.5 1590 1 1 1600 10.5 1610 1 1 1620 10 1630 10.5 1640 10 1650 10 The following pools are made:

Pool l fractions 2 1 5-525 Pool ll fractions 540-580 Pool llI fractions 590-625 Pool IV fractions 626-1 1 70 Pool V fractions 1 l 80l650 Pool IV, which contains desalicetin ,B-(4- aminosalicylate) is concentrated to dryness. The resulting residue is dissolved in 10 ml. of methanol and 10 ml. of chloroform, and this solution is mixed with 500 ml. of ether. Methanolic Hcl, (l N, 5 ml.) is added to this solution. The resulting precipitated desalicetin [3-(4-aminosalicylate) hydrochloride is isolated by filtration and dried; yield, 1 10 mg. This product has the following physical and chemical characteristics:

1. Molecular Weight and Formula (Determined by High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy) C H N O S; Mol. Wt. 543.2255

2. UV. Spectrum (1n Methanol) Amax a e 3. Infrared Absorption Spectrum Band Tabulations in Mineral Oil (Nujol) Mull Band Frequency m") Intensity 3360 3260 3080 2940 2850 2730 2610 I673 I650 I625 I565 1540 1500 I457 I381 I375 I330 I303 I265 1210 1 I52 I I I 1092 I055 I005 982 968 925 900 862 793 737 720 695 (N) Nujol Band Tabulations in KBr Pelle 3400 3260 3080 2980 2930 2825 2600 2360 I674 1650 1625 I562 1500 1455 I450 I385 I327 I303 I265 1207 I 152 I I I5 1088 1052 1010 987 967 925 1 (C, 1, water) 5. Antibacterial Spectrum (Comparison with Celesticetin) 15 Solutions containing desalicetin B-(4- aminosalicylate) or celesticetin are prepared at I mg./ml. in Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) broth. A 2-fold broth dilution assay in BHI broth is run. Incubation is at 37 C. End points are read at hours. The results 20 are as follows:

Broth Dilution Spectrum (Expressed in Mierograms per ml to inhibit) Desalicetin-B- ()rgunism Celesticetin (4-aminosalicylate) S. aureux UC 76 l 2. S. uureux UC 552 250 250 S. ltenmlyticus UC I52 0.5 0.5 S. faecalis UC 3235 2 2 I5. mli UC 51 500 500 I. vulgunlv UC 93 500 501) K. pneumoniae UC 57 500 500 M. urium UC I59 2 1 Pa. uz'rugilmru UC 95 500 500 a. .s ubliliy uc 564 1 4 D. pneumoniae UC 41 1 05 .s'. lutea uc 130 1 0.5

Note: The U("' appearing after the microorganism name refers to the Upjohn ('ompany eulture collection.

Desalicetin B-(4-aminosalicylate) hydrochloride can be converted to the free base by dissolving it in 1- butanol-water (1:1) and neutralizing the solution with a suitable base, for example. sodium hydroxide. to a pH greater-than pH 7.5, advantageously to a pH from 7.5

4 to 8.5. The resulting solution is then extracted with methanol-chloroform (1:1') and desalicetin B-( 4- aminosalicylate) free base is-recovered from the solvent phase.

EXAMPLE 2 7 Upon substituting the 4'aminosalicylic acid added to the fermentation in Example 1 by the following carboxylic acids:

Anthranilic Acid m-Aminohcnznic Acid p-Aminohcnzoic Acid N-Mcthyl unthrzmilic Acid p-Dimcthyluminobcnzoic Acid p-Mcthyluminohcnzoic Acid p-Acctumidnbcnznic Acid 'lhiosulicylic Acid -TCOOH there are obtained the following compounds res pectively:

Cl NH:

NHCH

CHgNH CH CONH The above compounds can be isolated from the fermentation beer by employing the isolation techniques Iis and, thus, can be used to disinfect washed and stacked food utensils contaminated with these bacteria; they can also be used as disinfectants on various dental and medical equipment contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.

Compounds of the formula CHaO-CH a [3 SCH CH OCR wherein R is wherein X and Y are selected from the group consisting of H, R, OH, OCH;,, OR, NH NHR, NO,

N CHO, cm, cooH, CH OH, so,n, -SO Nl-l Cl, Br, 1, F, SH, and SR, R is alkyl of not more than 8 carbon atoms, with the understanding that X and Y can be the same or different and acid addition salts thereof, are considered to be particularly useful as antibiotics. This group of compounds is specifically exemplified by desalicetin B-( 4 aminosalicylate) and its unexpected advantageous activity against the bacteria M. avium, D. pneumoniae and S. lutea as shown in the table following Example 1.

EXAMPLE 3 7-O-Demethyldesalicetin B-(4amin0salicylat e) Formula IV Part A. FERMENTATION A soil stock of Streptomyces caelestis mutant 22227a, NRRL 5320, is grown under the fermentation conditions and media described inExample l, Part A, to produce 7-O-demethyldesa lic etin fl-(4-aminosalicylate) and 7-O-demethylcelesticetin in the fermentation medium. These antibiotics are-isolated and separated from each other using the procedures described hereinafter.

Part B. RECOVERY Fermentation beer, obtained as described above, is

harvested at 144 hours and filtered using diatomaceous earth as a filter aid. The filter cake is washed with 1 liter of water. The wash is combined with the clear filtrate (CB-W, 10 liters). The clear, beer-wash is then passed over a column containing 5 ml. of Amberlite XAD-2 at a flow rate of 30ml. per minute. The spent beer is collected as one fraction (SB). The column is then washed with 2 liters of water. The wash is collected as one fraction (W). The column is then eluted with methanol-water. (95:5 v/v). Fractions are tested for bioactivity using sensitive S. lutea (ATCC 9341) as the assay organism. Results follow:

Fraction Zone (mm) CB-W 37 SB w 12 95% MeOH 5 47 1O 46 15 39 34 28.5 24 20.5 17.5

Fractions 3-45 of the column eluates are concentrated to dryness to give Preparation ADA-8.1, 5.87 gms. Thin layer chromotography of this preparation shows the presence of 7-O-demethylcelesticetin and 7-O-demethyldesalicetin B-(4-aminosalicylat'e). These antibiotics are separated from each other by the silica gel chromatography using the procedures'described in Example 1, Part B. i

EXAMPLE 4 N-Demethyldesalicetin -(4-amin6sa1iy1ate Forinula V and N-Demet hyl-7-O-Demeth yldesalicetin B-(4-Aminosalicylate)Formula Vl Part A. FERMENTATION A soil stock of Streptomyces calestis mutant 222 l8a, NRRL 5481, is grown 'under the fermentation conditions and media as described in Example l, Part A, to produce the antibiotics N- demethyldesalicetin [3;(4 aminosalicylate) and N-demethy]7O-demethyldesal icetin ,B-(4 aminosalicylate) with minor amounts of N-demethylcelesticetin and N -demethylJ-O-demethylcelesticetin. These antibiotics are recovered from the fermentation beer and separated from each other by the procedures disclosed in Examplel, Parts B, C and D.

EXAMPLE 5 Upon substituting the 4-ar ninosalicylic acid added to the fermentations Example 3 by the carboxylic acids disclosed in Example 2, there are obtained the compounds of Formula IV wherein the R group is as disclosed in Example 2. These compounds can be isolated from the fermentation beer by employing the isolation techniques disclosed in Example 1, or obvious variations thereof.

These compounds, as well as the compounds of Example I, exist in the free base or salt form as disclosed supra. The antibiotics are useful in both forms as antibacterial agents, primarily activeagainst gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and' Streptococcus faecalis and, thus, can be used to disinfect washed and stacked food utensils contaminated with these bacteria; they can also be used as disinfectants on various dental and medical equipment contaminated with Staphylococcus au'reus.

EXAMPLE 6 Upon substituting the 4-aminosalic-ylic acid added to the fermentation in Example4 by thecarboxylic acids disclosed in Example 2, there are. obtained the com-; pounds of Formulae Y and VI wherein the R group is as disclosed in Example 2.

These compounds can be isolated from the fermentation beer byemploying the isolation techniques disclosed in Example 1, or obvious variations thereof.

These compounds, as well as the compounds of Example 1, exist in the free base or salt form as disclosed supra. The antibioticsare useful in both forms as antibacterial agents, primarily active against gram-positive bacteria. For example, these compounds are active against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus faeca- [is and, thus, can be used to disinfect washed and stacked food utensils contaminated with these bacteria; they can also be used as disinfectants on various dental and medical equipment contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.

We claim: l. A compound having the structural formula cmo cti wherein R is wherein X and Y are selected from the group consisting of H, R, OH, OCH OR, NH NHR', NO, N0 CHO, CN, COOH, CH OH, -SO H,

- '5. A compound having the structural formula:

H, CH;

c l N HO-CH CONH-CH wherein R is c wherein X and Y are selected from the group. consisting of H, R, OH, -OCH OR, NH NHR, NO, N -CHO, --CN, COOl-l, CH OH, SO H, -SO NH Cl, Br, 1, F, SH, and Sr, R is alkyl of not more than 8 carbon atoms, with the understanding that X and Y can be the same or different except that when X is H, Y cannot be OH in the ortho position, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

6. 7-O-Demethyldesalicetin fl-( 4-aminosalicylate) a compound according to claim 5.

7. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of 7-O-demethyldesalicetin l3-( 4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim' 5.

8. The hydrochloride of 7-O-demethyldesalicetin B-(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim 9. A compound having the structural formula l a N CH,O-CH v CONH H wherein R is wherein X and Y are selected from the group consisting of H, R, OH. -OCH OR, NH NHR. NO. N0 CHO, CN. COOH, CH OH. SO H.

SO NH Cl, Br, l, F, SH. and Sr, R is alkyl of not more than 8 carbon atoms. with the understanding that X and Y can be the same or different except that when X is H, Y cannot be OH in the ortho position, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

l0. N-Demethyldesalicetin B-(4-aminosalicylate). a compound according to claim 9.

ll. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of Nfdemethyldesalicetin B-(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim 9.

12. The hydrochloride of N-demethyldesalicetin B-(4-aminosalic'ylate), a compound according to claim ll. l5 13. A compound having the structural formula:

0 HO H H VI wherein R is wherein X and Y are selected from the group consisting of H. R. OH. OCH;,. OR, NH- NHR. NO. N0 CHO, CN. COOH. CH OH. SO;,Hv SO NH- Cl, Br, I. F. SH. and SR. R is alkyl of not more than 8 carbon atoms, with the understanding that X and Y can be the same or different except that when X is H, Y cannot be OH in the ortho position. and

harmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

14. .N-demethyl-7-O-demethyldesalicetin B-(4- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PATENT NO. I 3 907 774 DATED 1 September 23, 975 |NVENTOR(S) l d r D Argoudel is, John H. Coats and LeRoy E Johnson H rs certrfred that error appears In the above-ldentrfled patent and that sard Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below: 0

| 1 C01 umn l, l ine 65, formula I l I (SC-R read OE-R Col umn 8, I ine 12, for Lower Col lector Lower Col lector read Lower Mach ine Upper Machine Col umn 10, I ine 66, for "Hot read HCl Col umn 15, 1 ine 50, formula I I I,

For C read E Col umn l t, 1 ine 11, for CHE read CH Column 17, l ine 5, for t-amt nosal icylate read t-aminosal icylate) l ine 14, for "-70- read -7-0- Column 19, I ine l t, claim 5, for "Sr'" read SR Col umn 20, 1 ine 1, cla im 9, for "Sr'" read SR Signed and Sealed this twenty-fourth D 3) Of February 1976 [SEAL] A ttest:

RUTH C. MASON C. MARSHALL DANN Attisll'ng Offl't' Commissioner nj'Patenls and Trademarks 

1. A COMPOUND HAVING THE STRUCTURAL FORMULA
 2. Desalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 1. 3. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of desalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 1. 4. The hydrochloride of desalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 3. 5. A compound having the structural formula:
 6. 7-O-Demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate) a compound according to claim
 5. 7. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of 7-O-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 5. 8. The hydrochloride of 7-O-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 7. 9. A compound having the structural formula
 10. N-Demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 9. 11. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of N-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 9. 12. The hydrochloride of N-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 11. 13. A compound having the structural formula:
 14. N-demethyl-7-O-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 13. 15. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of N-demethyl-7-O-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to Claim
 13. 16. The hydrochloride of N-demethyl-7-O-demethyldesalicetin Beta -(4-aminosalicylate), a compound according to claim
 15. 